LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – More Kmart and Sears stores are closing across the United States, but the latest list of sites to close does not include stores in Lake County.
Lake County is home to a Kmart store in Lakeport and two Sears Hometown Stores, one each in Clearlake and Lakeport.
Sears Holdings Co. Inc. reported on Thursday that in its ongoing effort to streamline operations and focus on its best stores, it had identified 100 unprofitable stores, 72 of which are set to close in the near future.
“We continue to evaluate our network of stores, which are a critical component in our transformation, and will make further adjustments as needed and as warranted,” the company reported.
On Thursday the company informed associates at 15 Kmart stores and 48 Sears stores about the store closures, to begin in early September. Eligible associates impacted by the store closures will receive severance and will have the opportunity to apply for open positions at area Kmart or Sears stores.
Of the stores set to close, only two are in California – a Kmart in Ridgecrest and a Sears in the city of Industry.
The announcement about the latest round of store closures came on the same day as the company reported its first quarter results for 2018, in which it had a $424 million loss.
The company generated total revenues of approximately $2.9 billion during the first quarter of 2018, compared with revenues of $4.2 billion in the prior year quarter, with store closures contributing to nearly two-thirds of the decline.
Sears Holdings said its first quarter results also showed a comparable store sales decline of 11.9 percent, which was comprised of a 9.5 percent decline at Kmart and a 13.4 percent decline at Sears, while both Kmart and Sears saw sales growth in areas such as apparel, jewelry and footwear during that period.
The full list of closures is published below.
Kmart
910 North China Lake Blvd., Ridgecrest, CA
9881 W 58th Ave., Arvada, CO
5400 E. Busch Blvd., Tampa, FL
4303 Nawiliwili Road, Lihue, HI
2535 Hubbell Ave., Des Moines, IA
5909 E. State St., Rockford, IL
4070 Ryan St., Lake Charles, LA
215 North Central Ave., Duluth, MN
2434 Barbour Ave., Passaic/Clifton, NJ
2100 Carlisle Ave., Albuquerque, NM
1000 Montauk Highway, West Babylon,NY
25301 Rockaway Blvd., Rosedale, NY
12350 N E Sandy Blvd., Portland, OR
1072 Mountain Laurel Plaza, Latrobe, PA
5000 San Dario, Laredo, TX
Sears
10001 N Metro Parkway, West Phoenix, AZ
100 S Puente Hills Mall, City of Industry, CA
7902 Citrus Park Town Center, Tampa, FL
320 Towne Center Circle, Sanford, FL
2201 Henderson Mill Road N.E., Atlanta, GA
1300 Southlake Mall, Morrow, GA
2100 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, GA
320 W Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA
#2 Hawthorn Center, Vernon Hills, IL
#2 Fox Valley Center, Aurora, IL
6136 W Grand Ave., Gurnee, IL
104 West White Oaks Mall, Springfield, IL
2415 Sagamore Parkway, S Lafayette, IN
40 Muncie Mall, Muncie, IN
6020 E 82Nd St., Indianapolis, IN
1781 Sw Wanamaker Road, Topeka, KS
Alexandria Mall, Alexandria, LA
Highways 114 and 128, Peabody, MA
Eastfield Mall, Springfield, MA
3191 S Linden Road, Flint, MI
18900 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI
14100 Lakeside Circle, Sterling Heights, MI
1212 S Airport Road W, Traverse City, MI
Shingle Creek Crossing, Brooklyn Center, MN
Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, MN
250 S County Center Way, St. Louis, MO
#1 Chesterfield Mall, Chesterfield, MO
1000 Turtle Creek Drive, Hattiesburg, MS
1515 Grand Ave., Billings, MT
2800 S Columbia Road, Grand Forks, ND
300 Quaker Bridge Mall, Lawrenceville, NJ
2341 Route 66, Ocean, NJ
2501 Mt Holly Road, Burlington, NJ
10000 Coors Bypass N.W., Albuquerque, NM
3649 Erie Blvd. E, De Witt/Syracuse, NY
2400 Elida Road, Lima, OH
17271 Southpark Center, Strongsville, OH
300 S Hills Village, Pittsburgh/South Hills, PA
1000 Robinson Center Drive, Pittsburgh, PA
205 W Blackstock Road, Spartanburg, SC
3101 N Main St., Anderson, SC
3400 Empire Mall, Sioux Falls, SD
2931 Knoxville Center Drive, Knoxville, TN
2401 S Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville, TX
1800 Green Oaks Road, Fort Worth, TX
11200 Lakeline Mall Drive, Cedar Park, TX
Golden Triangle Mall, Denton, TX
4502 S Steele St., Tacoma, WA
Lake County’s Kmart, Sears stores survive latest round of closures
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